Myisha Nawar
Last week ABC’s long-running Nathan Fillion/Stana Katic drama was abruptly canceled and driven to an abrupt, weak Plan B ending. Nathan Fillion infiltrated the series as ‘the guy’ with a coterie of crazed fans, but it was crystal clear from the very beginning that Stana Katic was, at least in this context, entirely on the same level as him.
The show barely even attempted to run out of ways for Castle and Beckett doing their jobs while also being a couple. The first elasticized and completely artificial separation was induced with Castle being abducted on his way to their wedding. The second was imposed the moment Beckett sprung into a high level conspiracy and tarnished most of this season’s episodes.
In a statement released earlier this month, the show’s current EPs labeled Castle as ‘a love story for all ages’ which gives birth to questions about why they were prepared to go on with the show ordering a ninth season, even after the announcement that Katic would not be back. The writers who spent more than two seasons planning to separate the two main characters jumped on-board for an additional season lacking half of that ‘love story for all ages’.
LokSat was dispatched at Beckett’s hands in a complexly freshness void, anti-climatic moment which burst out of nowhere.
Caleb, previously thought incinerated, appeared in Castle’s apartment and shot Castle followed by Beckett coming out of the bathroom, shooting Caleb and taking a bullet herself. The season was going to cut cords with Castle and Beckett clinging to each other, grasping for life.
The finale was an absolute wreck.